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Capital grants for:
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Rural post offices
Village retailers
Community spaces
Which areas are covered?
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Leicestershire villages
which have a population of
less than 7,000 residents.
Priority will be given to
smaller settlements with
limited services where the
business is the sole
operator within the locality.
Ineligible settlements
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Ashby de la Zouch
Barwell
Birstall
Braunstone
Broughton Astley
Burbage
Coalville
Earl Shilton
Glenfield
Groby
Hinckley
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Loughborough
Lutterworth
Market Harborough
Melton Mowbray
Mountsorrel
Oadby and Wigston
Narborough
Shepshed
Sileby
Syston
Thurmaston
Support for shops and post offices
The Vibrant Villages grants programme
provides financial support to local rural post
offices and retailers to help improve their
sustainability.
Who can apply?
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Post offices
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Village shops
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Newsagents
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Petrol outlets with
a retail element
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Butchers, greengrocers and fishmongers
Who can apply?
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Bakeries
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Farm shops
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Mobile facilities
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Village pubs providing services for the
community
What grants are available?
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Grants between £750 and £5,000 are
available to local shops and post offices in
rural villages.
Applicants must contribute a minimum of
50% of total eligible project costs.
What can the grants be used for?
Projects that could be supported include:
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Improvements to sales area
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Introduction of new services
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Development of local
delivery services
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Introducing locally produced
high quality foods
What can the grants be used for?
Projects that could be supported include:
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Upgrade of equipment to improve efficiency
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Internal modernisation
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External appearance
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Security
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Improving access to premises
Examples of projects
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Refrigerated van for deliveries to local residents
New refrigeration equipment to
improve efficiency
Replacement flooring to make
shop more accessible
Electronic Point of Sales system to
improve stock control
CCTV equipment to improve security
Support for Community Spaces
Grants of up to £10,000 are
available for community spaces
such as village or community
halls, or rooms in places of
worship and public houses, to
provide new facilities for use by
local businesses and residents.
Applicants must contribute a
minimum of 50% of total eligible
project costs. This can be met
by other grants
What grants are available?
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Grants between £750 and £10,000 are
available to existing community spaces
Applicants must contribute a minimum of
50% of total eligible project costs. This can
be met by other grants
Who can apply?
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Village halls
Community halls
Public houses
Schools
Rooms within places of worship
What sort of projects can be supported?
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Adaptations which enable additional services
Projects which support the provision of local economic
activity including:
• the delivery of training and learning opportunities
• childcare
• improved ICT provision
• business and social enterprise meeting space
• improved access to advice services
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Projects which enable improved sustainability through
enterprise and income generation
Examples of projects
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An ICT suite for a new heritage
centre
A meeting room in a memorial
hall
Secure storage in a church to
allow the space to be used by
groups
Kitchen facilities in a village hall to
allow wedding receptions to be
held
Contact
Fiona Walker
Rural Services Officer
0116 305 5673
[email protected]
Better Places Team
Chief Executive’s Department
County Hall
Glenfield
LE3 8RA